" sides "

1: a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line;

  * e.g., " ... will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flanks,

•  hands

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded;

  * e.g., " ... examined the problem from all sides "

•  Synonyms : 

•  angles,

•  aspects,

•  facets,

•  hands,

•  phases

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a group of people acting together within a larger group;

  * e.g., " ... our side won, and the club will have a holiday party after all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blocks,

•  blocs,

•  bodies,

•  coalitions,

•  factions,

•  parties,

•  sects,

•  sets,

•  wings

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line;

  * e.g., " ... will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flank,

•  hand

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded;

  * e.g., " ... examined the problem from all sides "

•  Synonyms : 

•  angle,

•  aspect,

•  facet,

•  hand,

•  phase

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a group of people acting together within a larger group;

  * e.g., " ... our side won, and the club will have a holiday party after all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bloc,

•  block,

•  body,

•  coalition,

•  faction,

•  party,

•  sect,

•  set,

•  wing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in joins, ties;

•  Synonyms : 

•  affiliates,

•  allies,

•  attaches,

•  bands,

•  bonds,

•  clubs,

•  collaborates,

•  colludes,

•  confederates,

•  conjoins,

•  connects,

•  cooperates,

•  couples,

•  gangs,

•  gets along,

•  gets on,

•  groups,

•  interrelates,

•  joins,

•  knots,

•  leagues,

•  links,

•  mingles,

•  mixes,

•  rallies,

•  relates,

•  socializes,

•  teams,

•  ties,

•  weds,

•  associates,

•  chums,

•  companies,

•  consociates,

•  consorts,

•  fraternizes,

•  hangs (around or out),

•  hobnobs,

•  hooks up,

•  messes around,

•  pals (around),

•  runs,

•  sorts,

•  travels,

•  befriends,

•  friends

•  Antonyms : 

•  avoids,

•  cold-shoulders,

•  shuns,

•  snubs,

•  alienates,

•  estranges,

•  breaks up,

•  disbands,

•  disperses,

•  splits (up),

•  disjoins,

•  dissociates,

•  disunites,

•  divorces,

•  severs,

•  splits,

•  sunders

2: as in skins;

•  Synonyms : 

•  skins,

•  apparels,

•  arrays,

•  clothes,

•  dresses,

•  garbs,

•  robes,

•  embosoms,

•  embowers,

•  embraces,

•  encases,

•  encloses,

•  encompasses,

•  enshrouds,

•  envelops,

•  enwraps,

•  invests,

•  laps,

•  mantles,

•  shrouds,

•  surrounds,

•  swathes,

•  veils,

•  wraps,

•  clads,

•  faces,

•  sheathes,

•  blankets,

•  overlays,

•  overspreads

•  Antonyms : 

•  bares,

•  denudes,

•  exposes,

•  strips,

•  unswathes

1: as in helps, props (up);

•  Synonyms : 

•  abets,

•  aids,

•  assists,

•  helps,

•  props (up),

•  seconds,

•  adopts,

•  embraces,

•  espouses,

•  backstops,

•  bolsters,

•  boosts,

•  buttresses,

•  reinforces,

•  advocates,

•  backs,

•  champions,

•  endorses,

•  patronizes,

•  plumps (for),

•  plunks (for),

•  supports,

•  advances,

•  forwards,

•  furthers,

•  plugs,

•  preaches,

•  talks up,

•  bails out,

•  delivers,

•  rescues,

•  saves

•  Antonyms : 

•  baffles,

•  foils,

•  frustrates,

•  interferes,

•  opposes,

•  sabotages,

•  thwarts,

•  deserts,

•  disappoints,

•  fails,

•  lets down

1: to set or force apart;

  * e.g., " ... You should split logs now for a winter's supply of wood. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break up,

•  decouple,

•  disassociate,

•  disconnect,

•  disjoin,

•  disjoint,

•  dissever,

•  dissociate,

•  disunite,

•  divide,

•  divorce,

•  part,

•  ramify,

•  resolve,

•  separate,

•  sever,

•  sunder,

•  uncouple,

•  unlink,

•  unyoke

•  Antonyms : 

•  join,

•  link,

•  unify,

•  unite

2: to cause (people) to break up into opposing groups;

  * e.g., " ... The party split over which tax policy to endorse. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  divide,

•  polarize,

•  separate,

•  splinter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities;

  * e.g., " ... promise you won't split on us, and we'll tell you what happened "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fink,

•  grass (on),

•  inform,

•  rat (on),

•  sing,

•  snitch,

•  squeak,

•  squeal,

•  talk,

•  tell (on)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound;

  * e.g., " ... We split our sides every time we saw her comedy act. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break up,

•  cackle,

•  chortle,

•  chuckle,

•  crack up,

•  giggle,

•  hee-haw,

•  laugh,

•  roar,

•  scream,

•  snicker,

•  titter,

•  twitter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound;

  * e.g., " ... We split our sides every time we saw her comedy act. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaks up,

•  cackles,

•  chortles,

•  chuckles,

•  cracks up,

•  giggles,

•  hee-haws,

•  laughs,

•  roars,

•  screams,

•  snickers,

•  titters,

•  twitters

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound;

  * e.g., " ... We split our sides every time we saw her comedy act. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking up,

•  cackling,

•  chortling,

•  chuckling,

•  cracking up,

•  giggling,

•  hee-hawing,

•  laughing,

•  roaring,

•  screaming,

•  snickering,

•  tittering,

•  twittering

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)